Tales of the Riverbank

Droppings tell me there's regular vole traffic on this stretch. Getting very few sightings now, though a vole came up last night and sni...

 Bank vole (length of tail's the giveaway - field vole tails are much shorter) Water vole

Bank vole The water vole activity remains stubbornly nocturnal, though there've been no more otter sightings or ...

I'll be honest, I'm starting to get a bit worried. This time last year I'd had my first water vole sighting, and the b...

Here's this fine fat female water vole in the top photo, then in the picture underneath a wee bank vole, both from the same ten ...

Field vole. Bank vole - slightly browner coat, slightly longer tail. Wood mouse. A closed trap usually means there's so...

Spotted this very tiny chap at White Lion Meadow - the bottle in front is a Tango bottle, so that gives an idea of scale. Much much smaller ...